Another 2mm at the back

Another LOC visit today. Finley has grown a further 2 mm at the back although no increase in head circumference. This is a 7mm growth at the back in total which we are really pleased about. His severity percentage is now 100.66% . I think we may have to celebrate when he gets below 100% and his head becomes longer in depth to its width!

Here are the stats:

Age months 15.75
Head Circumference (cm) 50.1
Head Width mm 153
Head Depth mm 152
Severity 100.66%

Friends who see Fin helmetless have been able to see the difference. Someone said we should stop because it looks normal which is great. I am still extremely critical of it. I think the length of his hair is exactly right to disguise it. When it is wet in the bath it is still really flat.

Next review is in 3 weeks on 6th June.

A fine example of successful repositioning

Below are some pictures of Eli whose Mum, Jessica, has kindly let me use to show how repositioning CAN work. I think the results are spectacular in such a short space of time (7 weeks). Congratulations Jessica and Eli, all your hard work has been rewarded.

Here he is at 18 weeks

Here he is again at 25 weeks

Jessica is using several techniques: A sleep positioner at night, head supports for the car seat, bouncer, highchair, swing and playmat as well as a bumbo, exersaucer and jumperoo. She also tries to hold Eli as much as possible.

FINALLY a tooth!!!

After 15 and half months Finley's bottom two teeth are finally growing through. We can see the top ones through the top of the gum as well so I don't think they will be far behind. Thank goodness - Hopefully mealtimes can take a little less time now!!!

Visit to the Doctors

We went to the Doctors today on an unrelated matter. The GP gave us a bit of a funny look when we walked in. After talking about why we were there the GP said "And the helmet is to stop him hurting his head?" I was a bit shocked that she had no idea what it was for, but when I told her she was really interested. She made notes and said that she wasn't aware that this treatment was available and that she will be updating the other GPs in the surgery about it. I took off the helmet and showed her the back of Finley's head and also the inside of the helmet where we were expecting the growth. I was glad to be able to show her an example of one that didn't grow out. Perhaps they will change what they say to concerned parents.

More great results!!

We were up at LOC today and to my surprise there was another 2 mm measured at the back and quizically a 1mm reduction at the sides (?) making a new severity percentage of 102%. I was convinced there was not going to be a change so this has really cheered me up today.

Here are the statistics:

Age months 15
Head Circumference (cm) 50.1
Head Width mm 153
Head Depth mm 150
Severity 102.00%

A few pictures for the record taken today:

Next review in 3 weeks on16th May.

Finley's singing

He can't walk, talk and he has no teeth but he can hum a tune!! Or "da" a tune should I say.

Do we have a gifted child? Is it 12345, once I caught a fish alive this week and Beethoven's 5th next???

Another review tomorrow

We are up at LOC again tomorrow - I don't think there will be any change as I measured his head with a tape measure and it is still only around 50 cm.

We've had a couple of issues. We have had great weather here, lots of lovely warm sunny spring days. Finley's head got a bit pink where there is a gap in the helmet. Normally we would have put a sun hat on him but this is just impossible. I'm spraying factor 30 on the exposed part of his head and rubbing it in his hair. Not ideal.

Finley has had a helmet free 24 hours due to temperature and sickness. I think he has had more trouble sleeping without it actually!

I dont know how anyone can get used to it. I hate it already. I cannot kiss or stroke Finley when he needs consoling and I really miss that. In the lovely weather it just seems a bit cruel for him to sweating underneath it. He gets quite a lot of attention but most people think that I am some over protective mother who doesnt want him to bash his head on anything.

I've been lurking on an American message board for older kids with this problem It seems that children older than 2 can be fitted with a helmet, albeit after a long struggle with health professionals. Then they just wear it at night. I would love that to be the case with Fin. I cant see them agreeing to this at LOC though - Peter thinks we would only get 50% of the benefit.